Puerto Rico Highway 505 (PR-505) is a tertiary state highway in
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Ponce (, , , ) is both a city and a municipality on the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.
Ponce, Puerto Rico's most populated city outside the San Juan metropolitan area, was founded on 12 August 1 ...
.
Route description
PR-505 runs north to south, in a general SSE direction, and mostly alongside Bayagán River in barrio
Machuelo Arriba
Machuelo Arriba is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with the barrios of Magueyes, Tibes, Portugués, Montes Llanos, Maragüez, and Cerrillos, Machuelo Arriba is one of the municipality's seven rural in ...
. Its southern terminus is at its intersection with
PR-14
Puerto Rico Highway 14 (PR-14) is a main highway connecting Cayey, Puerto Rico to Ponce, Puerto Rico. The road runs the same course as the historic Carretera Central. The Coamo-to-Ponce section of PR-14 was built under the direction of Spanish e ...
, near
PR-10
Puerto Rico Highway 10 (PR-10) is a major highway in Puerto Rico. The primary state road connects the city of Ponce in the south coast to Arecibo in the north; it is also the shortest route between the two cities.
Construction on the modern PR- ...
and
PR-139
Puerto Rico Highway 139 (PR-139) is a two-way secondaryBarrio San Patricio
San Patricio is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is one of the municipality's nine bordering barrios, along with Anón, Coto Laurel, Guaraguao, Quebrada Limón, Real, and Marueño, and the coastal barrios of ...
to the urban area of city of Ponce.
PR-505 southbound in Barrio Machuelo Arriba, Ponce, PR (IMG 3800).jpg, A stretch of Puerto Rico Highway 505 (PR-505) southbound in Barrio
Machuelo Arriba
Machuelo Arriba is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with the barrios of Magueyes, Tibes, Portugués, Montes Llanos, Maragüez, and Cerrillos, Machuelo Arriba is one of the municipality's seven rural in ...
, Ponce, Puerto Rico
Rio Bayagan next to PR-505 in Barrio Machuelo Arriba, Ponce, PR (IMG 3797).jpg,
Río Bayagán
Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil.
Rio or Río may also refer to:
Geography Brazil
* Rio de Janeiro
* Rio do Sul, a ...
running alongside Puerto Rico Highway 505 (PR-505) in Barrio
Machuelo Arriba
Machuelo Arriba is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with the barrios of Magueyes, Tibes, Portugués, Montes Llanos, Maragüez, and Cerrillos, Machuelo Arriba is one of the municipality's seven rural in ...
, Ponce, Puerto Rico
PR-505 viajando hacia el Este en Barrio San Patricio, Ponce, Puerto Rico (DSC01648).jpg, PR-505 traveling Eastbound in
Barrio San Patricio
San Patricio is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is one of the municipality's nine bordering barrios, along with Anón, Coto Laurel, Guaraguao, Quebrada Limón, Real, and Marueño, and the coastal barrios of ...
, Ponce, Puerto Rico
Communities served
The road and serves the communities of La Mocha,
Montes Llanos
Montes Llanos (also spelled Monte Llano), is one of the 31 barrios in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Magueyes, Tibes, Portugués, Maragüez, Machuelo Arriba, and Cerrillos, Montes Llanos is one of the municipality's seven ...
, and Hogares Seguros, among others.''Remuven árbol que cayó en la carretera #505 de Ponce a Jayuya'' 22 August 2011. El Sur a la Vista. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Retrieved 26 August 2011. The community of "La Yuca" is also on PR-505, at km 11.3, in the jurisdiction of
Barrio Machuelo Arriba
Machuelo Arriba is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with the barrios of Magueyes, Tibes, Portugués, Montes Llanos, Maragüez, and Cerrillos, Machuelo Arriba is one of the municipality's seven rural inter ...
505
Year 505 ( DV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Theodorus and Sabinianus (or, less frequently, year 1258 '' Ab urb ...